Outline of the state of Indiana
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Indiana
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Category
Preventive Health Screenings in MS—Vision

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in MS—Vision

State law addresses vision screening.

Indiana Administrative Code 410 3-1-1 Testing

Sec. 1. (a) All school corporations shall conduct an annual screening test of the visual acuity of all children enrolled in or transferred to grades 3 and 8 and all other school children suspected of having a visual defect.

Policy Type
Regulation

Indiana Code 20-34-3-12. Vision tests; records; report on information

(d) The governing body of each school corporation shall conduct a vision test for each student enrolling in or transferring into:

  • (1) either kindergarten or grade 1;
  • (2) grade 3;
  • (3) grade 5; and
  • (4) grade 8;

and for each student suspected of having a visual defect.

Policy Type
Statute

Vision Screenings

Vision screening is required for all accredited public and accredited non-public schools for grades K or 1, 3, 5 and 8. All accredited schools are required to report their vision screening results to the Indiana Department of Education via the School Health Report which is due by June 15 of each school year.

Policy Type
Non-codified